City Council members brawled Wednesday over the question of which would be worse for San Antonians: deep cuts to basic services or the city’s first property tax rate hike in three decades.
City Manager Erik Walsh has proposed cuts totaling more than $90 million over the next two years, with $41 million outlined in spending plan for fiscal year 2027, and a property tax rate increase to help fill a $158 million deficit.
On Wednesday, Walsh and his staff previewed an additional $75 million in cuts that would kick in if City Council rejects a tax rate hike. The reductions would be necessary to balance the budget…